The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 2105
Waning Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
10:34 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2251
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 284.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 0.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.98° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 7.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.47° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.