The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 PM
7:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -173
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 1.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.55° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.85° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.