The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2119
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
11:55 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2424
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 260.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 45m / -7.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.42° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.61° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.