The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 2046
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
3:50 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1521
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 | 343.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 188.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 54m / -27.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.59° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.02° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.