The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 16, 2112
Waning Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
9:31 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2338
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 317.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.65° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.83° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.