The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 2187
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
2:01 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3265
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 | 304.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 231.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -12.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.30° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.30° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.