The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2042
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
12:52 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1472
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -19.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.69° / -1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.00° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.