The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 16, 2101
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
8:46 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2202
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 | 194.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 332.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 18.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.11° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.59° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.