The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 1957
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
10:56 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 421
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 | 61.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 104.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -0.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.30° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.34° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.