The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 2130
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
12:19 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2561
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 5.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.25° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.78° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.