The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2163
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
7:44 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2969
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 | 23.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 143.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -13.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.41° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.87° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.32° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.