The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 1946
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 PM
7:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 285
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 2.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.03° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / -0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.29° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.