The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 1984
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
6:05 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 755
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 | 154.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 17.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 24.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.12° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / -0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.82° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.