The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 2123
First Quarter
54.2% 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
11:56 AM
12:46 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2474
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 12.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.49° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.24° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.