The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 16, 2061
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
1:14 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1707
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 | 303.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 226.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.85° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.80° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| 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.