The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
6:34 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2882
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 13.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.90° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.22° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.