The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 2027
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
3:17 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 336.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 195.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -27.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.95° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.22° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.