The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 1975
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
12:55 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 643
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 293.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 238.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 25m / -17.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.62° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.39° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.