The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
66.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
2:08 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.3%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1299
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 | 108.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 61.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.84° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.73° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.79° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.