The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2030
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
5:25 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1324
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 | 145.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 26.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.44° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.83° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.