The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2058
Waxing Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
4:10 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1670
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 | 135.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 39.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.64° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.74° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.