The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 16, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
2:54 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3068
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 54.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.61° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.26° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.