The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 5, 2196
Waxing Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
10:33 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3377
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 | 57.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.23° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.28° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.