The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 PM
5:47 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3117
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 | 149.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 22.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.87° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.57° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.