The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 6, 2006
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
12:10 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1027
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 | 88.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 6.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.21° / 0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.48° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.