The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 5, 1941
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
12:27 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 223
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 5.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.50° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / 2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.24° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.