The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 16, 2056
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
5:28 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1645
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 172.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.62° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.44° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.