The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 6, 2168
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
2:51 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3030
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 | 320.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.12° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.85° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.