The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 6, 2145
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
5:32 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2746
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 | 152.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 21.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.10° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.31° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.