The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
7:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1237
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 | 166.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 5.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 27.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.38° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.36° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.