The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 16, 1940
Waxing Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 211
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 6.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.85° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.28° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.