The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 4, 2194
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
5:43 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3352
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,800 km.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 23.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.66° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.76° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| 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.