The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 16, 2131
Waning Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
9:59 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2573
Events on this date
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 308.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.38° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.62° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.