The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2152
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
5:08 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2832
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -25.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.51° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.20° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 11.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.