The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
80.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
3:30 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.8%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2981
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 47.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 15.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.85° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / 4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.93° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.