The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 2111
Waning Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
2:32 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2325
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 | 313.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 222.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -14.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.89° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.60° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| 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.