The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 4, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
55.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
12:56 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3414
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 74.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 10.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.69° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.32° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.35° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.