The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
4:55 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 396
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 | 141.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 31.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.08° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.97° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.