The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2143
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
6:30 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2722
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 | 7.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 160.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -14.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.49° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.20° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.