The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2120
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2437
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 | 77.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 05m / 4.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.81° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.92° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.17° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.