The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 PM
5:56 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1806
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 | 156.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 16.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 20.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.65° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.37° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.