The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 2024
Waning Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
12:46 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1249
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 | 287.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 245.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -13.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.23° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.09° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.