The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 4, 2124
Waning Gibbous
86.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
9:46 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.9%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2486
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 | 222.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 303.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 8.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.83° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.85° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.98° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.