The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 6, 2141
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
4:02 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2696
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 | 342.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 189.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.17° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.90° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.