The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 1978
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
2:20 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 680
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 | 311.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 224.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -15.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.30° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.32° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.