The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 1961
Waning Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
9:59 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 470
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 306.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 11.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.65° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.94° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.