The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2086
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
7:24 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2017
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 | 16.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 149.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.99° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.27° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.