The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 2120
Waxing Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
10:03 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2437
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 | 51.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.10° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.51° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.