The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 1960
First Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
12:11 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 458
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.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 82.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 4.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.48° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.22° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.61° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| 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.