The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2069
Waning Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
12:20 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1806
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 | 283.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 246.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -15.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.16° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / 2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.17° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.