The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 6, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
7:26 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 62
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 | 172.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 358.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.01° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / -1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.05° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.