The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2070
Waxing Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
10:17 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1819
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 112.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -1.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.00° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.94° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.