The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 16, 2111
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
12:10 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2326
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 | 87.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 82.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 35m / 4.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.64° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.81° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.57° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.