The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 2088
Waxing Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
4:45 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2041
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 | 142.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 31.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.88° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.47° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.70° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.