The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 2038
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
5:37 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1423
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 45% of the Sun is covered at 7:18 AM.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 168.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -22.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.14° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.71° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.