The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 6, 2112
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
12:31 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2338
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 3.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.09° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / 7.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.54° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.