The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 1998
First Quarter
51.4% 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
12:25 PM
12:18 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 928
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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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 | 91.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 3.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.62° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.01° / 1.30° |
| 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.