The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 6, 1995
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
11:30 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 891
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 | 67.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / 1.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.70° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.31° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.91° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.