The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 2178
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
8:50 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3154
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 | 199.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 328.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.06° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / 3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.54° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.