The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 16, 2168
Waxing Crescent
35.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
11:56 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.4%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3031
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 | 72.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / -1.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.97° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.32° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| 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.