The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Waxing Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
1:38 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1052
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 | 101.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 65.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.56° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.65° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.