The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2030
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
7:28 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1324
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 | 20.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 146.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.21° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.61° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.