The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 1924
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
4:51 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 12
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 | 348.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 183.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.85° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.04° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.