The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2022
Waxing Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
10:03 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1225
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 | 53.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.70° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.63° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.75° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.