The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2157
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
1:04 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2894
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 | 302.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -22.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.61° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.54° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.