The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 1950
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
9:17 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 334
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 | 196.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 332.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.69° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.58° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.