The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 2187
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
2:34 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3265
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 219.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.95° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.48° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.