The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 5, 2127
Last Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2523
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 44m / -4.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.80° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.14° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.