The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
59.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
1:20 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.1%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2944
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 | 100.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 70.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.97° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.64° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.