The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2068
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
6:24 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1794
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 8.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 160.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 39m / -17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.41° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.20° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.