The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
83.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
4:04 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.6%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2845
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 | 132.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 41.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 20.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.75° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.87° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.