The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
3:11 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2375
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 | 124.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 50.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.94° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.49° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.