The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2154
Waning Gibbous
67.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 PM
11:29 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.6%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2857
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 | 249.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / 4.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.75° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.34° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.