The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 2150
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
12:07 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2808
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 1.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.27° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 7.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.91° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.