The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
7:28 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2882
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 2.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 28.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.09° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.09° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.