The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 2060
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
8:49 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1695
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 129.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.52° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.33° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.