The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
84.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
4:00 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.5%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2511
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 | 133.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 41.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.60° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.23° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.