The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2092
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
12:32 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2091
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 6.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.86° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.22° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.