The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 2170
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
9:33 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3055
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 | 203.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 325.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.78° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.01° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.