The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 PM
6:40 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1942
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 | 160.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 11.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 27.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.70° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.12° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.