The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 16, 2128
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 PM
6:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2536
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 | 170.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 0.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.84° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.45° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.32° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| 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.