The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 2043
Waning Crescent
19.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
1:31 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1484
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 | 307.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 225.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -21.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.60° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.06° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.