The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 2074
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
12:38 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1868
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 3.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.57° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.97° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.