The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 1973
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
6:32 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 619
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 | 11.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 157.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.03° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.86° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.