The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 2060
Waxing Crescent
5.3% 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
9:50 AM
7:34 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1695
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.26° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.52° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.