The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 6, 2117
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
9:01 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2400
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 | 42.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 126.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -15.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.34° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.08° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.