The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 2122
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
2:31 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2461
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 323.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 209.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -24.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.98° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.88° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.