The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 1987
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
12:02 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 792
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 83.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 4.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.11° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.15° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.27° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.