The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2132
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
3:56 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2585
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 | 340.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 191.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.85° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.31° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.