The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 1928
Waning Crescent
33.3% 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
2:10 AM
12:59 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 62
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -13.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.06° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.37° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| 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.