The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2075
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
5:36 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1880
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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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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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 169.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.75° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.26° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 30.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.