The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 2023
Waning Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
12:42 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1237
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 | 289.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 240.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.93° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.19° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.21° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.