The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 16, 2162
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
7:08 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2957
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 152.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -12.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.81° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.38° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.