The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 2149
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
3:01 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2795
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 | 322.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 212.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.19° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.21° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.