The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 2142
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
12:49 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2709
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 11.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.97° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.15° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.44° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| 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.