The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 16, 2157
Waxing Crescent
34.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.8%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2895
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 | 72.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 6.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.91° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.63° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.