The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2165
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
10:37 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2994
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Uranus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 109.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / -3.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.67° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.26° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.