The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2064
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
3:37 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1744
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 191.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -27.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.32° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.75° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.