The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 16, 1959
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 AM
12:22 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 446
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 8.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.83° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / 1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.50° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.