The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 1933
Waning Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 PM
10:26 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 124
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 286.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 1.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.82° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.85° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.