The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2036
Waning Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 PM
10:07 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1398
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 | 225.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 300.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 8.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.25° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.76° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.92° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.