The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2138
Waxing Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2660
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 | 72.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 6.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.15° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.69° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.42° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.