The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2143
Waning Gibbous
67.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 PM
10:53 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.7%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2721
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 | 249.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 277.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / -2.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.31° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.07° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.