The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2174
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
7:54 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3105
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 | 28.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.17° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.04° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| 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.