The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 1958
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
8:09 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 433
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 | 191.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 336.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.39° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.13° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.