The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2109
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
10:57 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2301
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 | 62.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -3.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.92° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.44° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.