The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 16, 1976
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
7:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 656
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 356.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.33° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.24° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.