The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2089
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
1:48 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2053
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 | 303.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 230.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -15.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.08° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.02° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.