The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2187
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
3:12 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3265
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 | 327.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 207.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -19.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.38° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.66° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.