The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2158
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
9:48 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2907
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.88° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.90° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.