The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 16, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
63.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
2:05 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.9%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2227
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 | 106.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 61.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 20.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.92° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.64° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.97° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.