The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
5:09 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3204
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 | 146.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 27.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.92° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.91° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.