The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 1931
Waning Gibbous
93.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
9:56 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.3%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 99
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 209.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 319.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.14° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.91° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.