The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 2190
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
4:33 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3302
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 179.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -26.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.37° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.64° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.