The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2169
Waxing Crescent
32.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
11:21 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.4%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3043
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 | 69.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -7.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.84° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.43° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.