The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 1948
Waning Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
1:23 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 309
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 | 297.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 237.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -14.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.34° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.51° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.06° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.