The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 4, 2168
Waning Crescent
26.4% 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
2:37 AM
1:47 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3030
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 | 298.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 237.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -10.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.35° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.50° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.