The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 1934
Waning Gibbous
71.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
10:52 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.9%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 136
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 | 244.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 283.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 1.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.86° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.89° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.