The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 6, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
5:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2981
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 | 149.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 24.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.73° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.66° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.