The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 5, 1908
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
7:36 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -185
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 143.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -20.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.47° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.61° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.