The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 16, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
7:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3105
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 | 165.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 4.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 27.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.13° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.34° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.