The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 5, 1913
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
3:31 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -124
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 191.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -28.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.25° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.75° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.