The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 5, 2184
Last Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
12:13 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3228
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 263.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 52m / -2.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.13° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.37° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.