The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 16, 2118
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
12:36 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2412
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 | 293.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.59° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.88° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.