The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 6, 2038
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
6:37 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1423
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 | 13.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 155.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.22° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.10° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.