The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 2106
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
5:58 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2264
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 166.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 17m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.26° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.75° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.