The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2062
Waning Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
1:23 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1719
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 227.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.91° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.69° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.