The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 4, 2143
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
9:45 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2721
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 | 222.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 303.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 7.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.12° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.79° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.