The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 2045
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
4:03 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1509
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 186.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -27.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.02° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.14° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.