The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2101
Waxing Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
11:49 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2202
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 | 71.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 1.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.14° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.44° / -2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.97° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.