The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 16, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 PM
5:59 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1559
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 17.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 22.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.08° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.05° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.