The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2109
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
7:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2301
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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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 | 176.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 353.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.53° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.01° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.2° |
| 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.