The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 1984
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
7:40 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 755
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 | 27.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 141.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.32° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.54° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.55° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.