The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 16, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
84.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
4:16 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.9%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1658
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 38.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.23° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.34° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.62° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.