The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 2131
Waxing Crescent
29.9% 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
11:34 AM
11:09 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2573
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 | 66.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 104.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / -8.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.99° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.05° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.