The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 2116
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 PM
9:26 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2387
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 331.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 25.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.46° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.19° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.