The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 16, 2150
Waning Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
10:19 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2808
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 | 224.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 302.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 11.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.54° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.42° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.