The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2124
Waning Gibbous
68.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
10:49 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.7%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2486
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 | 248.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 278.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -2.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.72° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.39° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.26° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.