The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 16, 2039
Waning Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1435
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 272.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -0.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.53° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.96° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.