The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% 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
3:58 PM
5:45 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3216
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 | 156.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 17.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.34° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.88° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.