The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 1947
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
1:20 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 297
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.54° / 1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.17° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.