The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2052
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
10:28 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1596
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 | 55.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -4.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.78° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.69° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| 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.