The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 2194
Waning Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
12:38 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3352
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -23.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.14° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.93° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.