The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2130
Waning Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
2:02 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2560
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -12.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.73° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.22° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.