The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 16, 2078
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
8:37 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1918
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 132.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -15.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.42° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.60° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.