The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2148
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
8:11 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2783
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 | 188.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 340.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.38° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.