The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2061
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
8:46 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1707
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 | 188.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 341.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 26.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.00° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.33° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.