The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2019
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
5:12 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1187
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 174.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.17° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.89° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.