The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
64.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
1:55 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.9%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2709
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 | 107.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 63.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 16.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.42° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.90° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.29° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.