The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 16, 2187
Waxing Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3266
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 | 76.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 0.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.13° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 7.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.52° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.