The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2031
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
11:40 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1336
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 42m / -13.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.56° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.57° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.