The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 4, 2193
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
6:35 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3340
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 154.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -23.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.00° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.42° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.