The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 6, 2100
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
1:37 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2189
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 | 311.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 220.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -24.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.75° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.31° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.