The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2035
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
3:24 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1385
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 | 327.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 207.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.02° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.21° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.73° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.