The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
1:45 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2697
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 | 102.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.52° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.34° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.