The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 16, 2198
Waxing Gibbous
63.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
2:05 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.9%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3402
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 62.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.82° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.08° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.