The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2198
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
4:36 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3401
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 | 347.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 184.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -21.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.10° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.16° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.