The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 16, 2146
Waxing Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
10:27 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2759
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 | 54.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -3.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.55° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.64° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.06° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.