The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 2198
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
3:30 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3401
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 | 334.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 199.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -22.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.71° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.97° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.