The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2024
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
1:12 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1249
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 | 298.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 233.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.78° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.27° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.