The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 1935
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
6:02 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 149
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 162.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.21° / -0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.49° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.