The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2097
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
12:26 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2152
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 258.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 17m / -5.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.73° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.23° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.