The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
5:36 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1794
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 | 149.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 22.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 22.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.04° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.41° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.