The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 1901
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
2:05 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -272
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 219.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.41° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.38° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.