The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 1967
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
1:20 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 544
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 | 297.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 236.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.99° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.88° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.