The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 PM
7:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2647
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 | 172.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 358.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 27.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.04° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.74° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.