The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2034
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 PM
8:10 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1373
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 | 191.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 337.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.71° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.99° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.