The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 16, 2135
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
7:54 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2623
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus 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 | 27.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.40° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.52° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.