The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 1917
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 PM
6:44 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -74
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 | 162.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 9.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 25.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.21° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.31° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.