The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2103
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
3:05 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2226
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 200.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -25.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.61° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.25° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.