The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 4, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
2:31 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2276
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 57.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 14.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.73° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.30° / 1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.16° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.