The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2177
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 PM
9:05 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3142
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 | 208.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 316.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 11.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.06° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.63° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.