The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 2181
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
9:44 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 221.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 304.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 8.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.46° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.40° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.