The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 1969
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
9:59 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 569
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 | 212.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 315.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.83° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.49° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.