The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 2189
Waning Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
9:37 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3290
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 | 203.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 325.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.69° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.83° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.