The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 4, 2166
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
8:20 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3006
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 135.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.54° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.56° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.