The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2147
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
9:40 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2771
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 | 47.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 120.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -9.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.33° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.18° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.