The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2136
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
6:21 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2635
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 | 13.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 156.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 01m / -25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.05° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.84° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.