The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2185
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
10:27 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3241
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -7.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.82° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.39° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.