The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, January 5, 2032

Last Quarter

52.3% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
43°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
52.3%
Age
22.3 days
Distance
393,100 km
Apparent size
30.4′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1348

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun267.56°
Phase angle87.41°
Illuminated fraction52.26%
Altitude / azimuth-2.5° / 261.9°
Right ascension / declination12h 41m / -7.60°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude192.47° / -2.90°
Libration in longitude / latitude-7.36° / 4.62°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-94.46° / 1.32°
Position angle of the axis24.4°
Position angle of the bright limb113.3°
Apparent magnitude-10.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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