The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 1914
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
2:32 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -111
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 57.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.20° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.27° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.