The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 1903
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
12:06 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -247
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 5.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.74° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.67° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.