The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2057
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
6:57 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1658
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 | 17.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 150.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.48° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.28° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.