The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2149
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
12:05 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2796
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,300 km.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 4.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.18° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.02° / 7.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.98° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.