The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, January 16, 2033

Waning Gibbous

98.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
64°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
98.5%
Age
15.3 days
Distance
399,700 km
Apparent size
29.9′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
1361

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 Sun193.20°
Phase angle14.01°
Illuminated fraction98.51%
Altitude / azimuth-33.3° / 333.3°
Right ascension / declination8h 45m / 13.05°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude130.09° / -4.84°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.05° / 7.11°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-10.09° / 1.58°
Position angle of the axis15.6°
Position angle of the bright limb127.9°
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.

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