The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2188
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
12:04 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3278
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 1.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.61° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.45° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.