The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 4, 2149
Waning Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
1:52 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2795
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 | 300.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -11.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.85° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.95° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.85° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.