The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 16, 2159
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
2:54 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2919
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 | 328.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 203.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -25.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.45° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.54° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.45° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.