The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 5, 1919
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
9:16 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -49
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 | 41.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -8.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.81° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.13° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.