The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2183
Last Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
11:49 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3216
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 27m / -7.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.89° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / -1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.49° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.