The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2163
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
6:36 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2969
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 158.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 44m / -16.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.05° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.50° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.