The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2050
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% 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
4:28 PM
6:35 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1571
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 | 164.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 7.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.45° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / 4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.03° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.