The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 2026
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
9:47 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1274
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 | 210.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 317.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.23° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.57° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.