The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2084
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
3:01 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1991
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 | 331.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 200.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -26.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.92° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.46° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.