The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
57.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
1:11 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.7%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3179
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 12.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.67° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.98° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.