The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2019
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
6:04 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1188
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 | 7.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 162.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -21.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.17° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.92° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.