The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 16, 2083
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
3:52 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1979
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 | 341.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 189.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -26.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.81° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.57° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.