The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, January 16, 2093

Waning Gibbous

85.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
61°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
85.8%
Age
19.0 days
Distance
393,700 km
Apparent size
30.3′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
2103

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 Sun224.34°
Phase angle44.33°
Illuminated fraction85.77%
Altitude / azimuth-18.7° / 301.3°
Right ascension / declination10h 57m / 10.12°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude161.67° / 3.17°
Libration in longitude / latitude-6.44° / -3.24°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-50.33° / 0.23°
Position angle of the axis23.7°
Position angle of the bright limb110.0°
Apparent magnitude-11.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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