The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 2112
Waxing Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2338
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 | 81.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 90.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / -2.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.32° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.70° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.