The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 16, 2082
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
9:16 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1967
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 | 206.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 319.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 14.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.01° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / -0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.93° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.