The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 16, 2167
Waning Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
2:06 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3018
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 | 307.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 226.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -16.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.11° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.45° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.77° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.