The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2147
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
8:29 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2771
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 | 33.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 133.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -13.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.54° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / -1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.36° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.