The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 2072
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
7:23 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1843
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 351.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.48° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.46° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 193.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.