The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 5, 1969
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
9:30 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 569
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 | 201.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 327.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 22.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.62° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.36° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.