The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 16, 1909
Waning Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 AM
1:08 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -173
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 | 292.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 239.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.17° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.73° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.