The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 6, 2130
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
2:40 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2560
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 | 315.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 219.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -15.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.05° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.40° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.