The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 4, 2155
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
6:34 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2870
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 | 15.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 154.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -24.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.21° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.46° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.03° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.