The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 1956
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
9:17 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 409
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 | 39.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 123.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -4.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.25° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.58° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.