The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 6, 2196
Waxing Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
11:31 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3377
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 | 68.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / 1.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.13° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.11° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.