The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 5, 2193
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
7:50 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3340
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 140.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.77° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.23° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.