The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
8:52 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1225
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 128.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.71° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.93° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.