The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
3:36 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2276
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 | 128.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 45.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.53° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.75° / 2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.03° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.