The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 16, 1904
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
5:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -235
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 | 349.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 181.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.72° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.34° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.