The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2048
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
7:15 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1547
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 150.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -14.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.45° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.87° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.