The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 4, 2173
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 PM
11:08 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3092
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 | 239.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 289.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 8.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.56° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.54° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.98° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.