The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 2138
Waning Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
12:50 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2659
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 | 296.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.49° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.05° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.74° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.