The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 4, 2132
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 PM
9:27 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2585
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 | 202.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 326.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.57° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.40° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.