The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 2098
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
9:15 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2165
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 | 44.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 124.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.53° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.72° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.