The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 1966
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
6:22 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 532
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 13.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 25.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.12° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / -1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.58° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| 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.