The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 2004
Waxing Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
6:26 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1002
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 | 158.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 13.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 26.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.20° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.12° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.