The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2188
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 PM
9:48 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3278
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,300 km.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 16.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.24° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.25° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.90° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.