The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
5:42 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2029
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 | 152.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 20.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 21.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.83° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.61° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.