The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 5, 2149
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
2:24 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2795
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.92° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.02° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.