The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 2117
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
7:59 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2400
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 | 31.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -20.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.29° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.27° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.