The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 16, 2173
Waxing Crescent
10.6% 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
10:00 AM
8:58 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3093
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 128.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -12.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.74° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / 5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.92° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.