The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 2151
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 PM
10:19 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2820
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 | 218.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 310.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.22° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.33° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.