The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2160
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
2:58 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2931
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 204.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -23.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.55° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.33° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.