The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
6:11 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2412
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 | 153.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 18.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 27.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.91° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.65° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.