The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 1985
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
1:32 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 767
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 226.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.84° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.79° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.