The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2159
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
9:29 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2919
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 | 212.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 313.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 12.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.01° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.87° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.