The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 2179
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
3:22 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3166
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 | 333.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 199.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -23.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.60° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.15° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.