The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2002
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
8:36 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 978
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 | 35.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 131.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -15.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.50° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.99° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.63° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.