The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
4:24 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1435
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 | 137.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 36.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.97° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / 3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.38° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.