The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 6, 2147
Waxing Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
10:49 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2771
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 | 60.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 107.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 12m / -5.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.75° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / 1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.00° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.