The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 2121
Waning Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 PM
9:33 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2449
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 | 211.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 315.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 14.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.16° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.05° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.40° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.