The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 5, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 PM
7:38 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1472
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 | 172.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 358.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 27.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.60° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.58° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.2° |
| 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.