The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 2166
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
10:38 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3006
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 | 58.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 109.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -6.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.16° / -1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.41° / 2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.20° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.