The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 2186
Waning Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
2:36 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3253
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 | 316.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 217.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.37° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.59° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.