The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2131
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
12:19 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2573
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.35° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / 7.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.73° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.