The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2182
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
6:40 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3204
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 | 10.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -16.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.99° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.70° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.