The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 PM
4:59 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2511
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 | 145.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 28.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.75° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.10° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.