The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 PM
7:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1930
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 359.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 27.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.48° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.03° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.6° |
| 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.