The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 6, 2186
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
8:42 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3253
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 | 195.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 333.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.97° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.08° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.