The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
86.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
4:38 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.9%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3315
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 | 137.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 35.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.91° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.45° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.