The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2126
Waning Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
12:14 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2511
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 | 278.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 251.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 09m / -12.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.34° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.24° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.