The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 4, 2180
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
12:14 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3179
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 8.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.83° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / -4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.14° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.