The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2185
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
9:23 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3241
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 | 44.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 11m / -11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.60° / -0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.57° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.