The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 2120
Waxing Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
11:13 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2437
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -2.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.17° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.46° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.34° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.