The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 1921
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
2:52 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -25
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 | 321.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.55° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.08° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.