The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2036
Waxing Crescent
39.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1398
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 | 77.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / -1.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.56° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.