The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 16, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
7:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1225
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 | 165.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 4.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.33° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.24° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.