The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 4, 2109
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
9:01 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2301
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 126.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -10.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.28° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.80° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.