The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 1979
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
12:28 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 693
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 4.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.73° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.26° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.81° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.