The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 16, 2035
First Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1386
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.4° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 5.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.14° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.47° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.