The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 5, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
5:17 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1336
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 | 146.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 26.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 21.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.05° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.94° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.