The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2079
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
7:42 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1930
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 141.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.44° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.71° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.