The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 16, 2120
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
8:30 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2437
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 | 189.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 338.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.25° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.25° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| 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.