The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 16, 2178
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
3:37 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3154
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 | 335.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 195.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -24.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.65° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.26° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.