The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 4, 2117
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
6:55 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2400
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 | 19.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 149.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.06° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.45° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.