The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2073
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
3:26 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1855
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.16° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.16° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.