The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 2122
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
3:26 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2461
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 | 335.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 196.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.92° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.07° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.