The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2036
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
12:10 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1398
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 2.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.55° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.52° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.41° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.