The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 6, 2027
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
4:11 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 347.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 183.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -27.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.81° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.24° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.40° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.