The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 2044
Waxing Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
10:43 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1497
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -6.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.07° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / 1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.21° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.