The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
6:32 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 990
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 | 158.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 12.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 25.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.87° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.01° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| 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.