The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 PM
3:54 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3080
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 129.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 43.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.94° / 1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.64° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.24° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.