The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 PM
6:27 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2783
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 | 165.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 7.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.96° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.78° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.