The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2136
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
7:34 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2635
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 | 26.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 142.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -21.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.81° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.65° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.