The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 4, 2171
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
3:35 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3067
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 | 338.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 194.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -25.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.45° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.65° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.