The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 16, 2054
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
12:02 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1621
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 5.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.23° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.40° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.67° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.