The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 5, 2155
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
7:54 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2870
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 139.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.19° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.84° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.