The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
81.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
3:53 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.9%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2734
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 | 129.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 43.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.43° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.47° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.