The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2008
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
3:30 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1051
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 | 339.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 192.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -27.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.55° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.58° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.