The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 2144
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
7:17 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2734
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 | 18.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 149.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -14.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.03° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.12° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.