The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 2073
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
12:39 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1856
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 7.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.68° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.87° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.