The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2041
Waxing Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
10:14 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1460
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 | 54.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -11.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.53° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.96° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.