The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2041
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
7:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1460
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 | 173.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 355.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 26.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.48° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.48° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.