The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 2178
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
9:27 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3154
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 | 213.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 312.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 11.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.13° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.52° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.67° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.