The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2127
Waxing Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
9:53 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2524
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 | 47.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -4.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.79° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.88° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.