The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
6:53 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2647
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 10.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.08° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.87° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.