The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 4, 2179
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
2:29 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3166
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 212.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 13m / -22.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.45° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.97° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.