The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
68.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 PM
1:59 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.0%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2375
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 | 110.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 63.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 11.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.72° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.63° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.