The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 16, 2123
Waning Gibbous
76.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 PM
10:08 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.5%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2474
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 285.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / -2.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.95° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 7.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.22° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.