The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2102
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
8:46 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2214
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 | 193.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 335.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.06° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / -0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.49° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.