The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
2:54 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3414
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 | 118.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 54.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.91° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.04° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.