The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
6:07 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1336
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 15.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.84° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.61° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.81° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.