The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 1995
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
10:29 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 891
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 | 55.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 110.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -3.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.71° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.08° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.