The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 2114
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
3:22 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2362
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 201.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.57° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.38° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.