The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2095
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
4:40 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2127
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 | 350.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 180.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -24.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.57° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.94° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.