The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 2057
New Moon
0.1% 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
8:09 AM
5:48 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1658
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 165.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.94° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.47° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.