The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
2:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1534
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 | 117.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 54.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.36° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.99° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.