The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 2175
Waning Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
12:12 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3117
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 241.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.25° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.11° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.