The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 16, 2140
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
2:13 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2684
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 | 319.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 211.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.86° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.62° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.