The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 2139
Waxing Crescent
18.2% 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
10:25 AM
9:58 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2672
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -8.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.34° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / -1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.72° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| 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.