The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 2051
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
10:28 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1584
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 | 52.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -0.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.28° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.74° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.