The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% 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
3:42 PM
6:53 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3117
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 | 162.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 9.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 28.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.49° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.44° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.