The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 4, 2101
Waxing Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
10:46 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2202
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 107.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -4.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.49° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / -0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.14° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.