The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 2032
Waning Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
12:19 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1348
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 | 279.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 251.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 30m / -11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.13° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.90° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.62° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.