The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 2139
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
11:12 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2672
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 103.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -1.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.79° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.88° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.54° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.