The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 2102
Waning Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
2:39 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2214
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 | 326.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 204.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -27.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.56° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.19° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.