The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2005
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
1:04 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1014
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 | 294.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 238.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.61° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.89° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.47° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.