Friday January 16, 2026
Jan 16 Martyrs Day in Benin
Jan 16 Set uid bit patent issued, to Dennis Ritchie, 1979
Jan 16 The 1st IETF meeting at Linkabit, San Diego, CA; 21 Attendees; 1986
Jan 16 The Medici family are made official bankers of the Papacy, 1412
Jan 16 Prohibition begins, 1920
Jan 17 Benjamin Franklin born in Boston, 1706
Jan 17 Justice Dept. begins IBM anti-trust suit, 1969 (drops it, 01/08/82)
Jan 17 Led Zeppelin's first album is released, 1969
Jan 17 Ryuichi Sakamoto, electronic music maestro, is born in Tokyo, 1952
Jan 17 Captain James Cook becomes the first explorer to cross the
Antarctic Circle, 1773
Jan 18 Revolution Day in Tunisia
Jan 18 The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time, 1896
Jan 18 Grey whale migration, California
Jan 19 Confederate Heroes Day in Texas
Jan 19 Ethopian Epiphany in Ethiopia
Jan 19 Nameday of Archbishop Makarios in Cyprus
Jan 19* Robert E. Lee's Birthday in Alabama & Mississippi (3rd Monday)
Jan 19* Lee-Jackson Day in Virginia (3rd Monday)
Jan 19* Martin Luther King Jr. Day (3rd Monday of January)
Jan 19 Edgar Allan Poe born in Boston, 1809
Jan 19 Robert Edward Lee born in Stratford Estate, Virginia, 1807
Jan 19 Janis Joplin is born in Port Arthur, Texas, 1943
Jan 19 The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant, 1978
Jesus Saves,
Moses Invests,
But only Buddha pays Dividends.
Discordian: Today is Sweetmorn,the 16th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3192
On Friday 2026-1-16 at San Francisco, CA 94109 (37N47 122W25)
Time of sunrise is 7:24 am PST
Time of sunset is 5:16 pm PST
(See Planetary Hours for more locations)
Ephemeris Times are PST (GMT-0800)
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(Thu) Jan 15 2026 7:21am Venus (Cap) Tri [Tau] Uranus
(Thu) Jan 15 2026 1:12pm Moon (Sag) Tri (Ari) Chiron
(Thu) Jan 15 2026 10:16pm Moon (Sag) Squ (Pis) Saturn
(Thu) Jan 15 2026 10:20pm Mercury (Cap) Squ (Ari) Chiron
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(Fri) Jan 16 2026 3:18am Moon (Sag) Squ (Pis) Neptune
(Fri) Jan 16 2026 3:46am Moon (Sag) --> Capricorn
(Fri) Jan 16 2026 10:54pm Moon (Cap) Tri [Vir] S.Node
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(Sat) Jan 17 2026 12:33am Venus (Cap) Sex (Pis) Neptune
(Sat) Jan 17 2026 2:40am Sun (Cap) Sex (Pis) Saturn
(Sat) Jan 17 2026 4:42am Venus (Cap) --> Aquarius
(Sat) Jan 17 2026 8:58am Sun (Cap) Tri [Tau] Uranus
(Sat) Jan 17 2026 5:13pm Moon (Cap) Opp [Can] Jupiter
(Sat) Jan 17 2026 11:40pm Mercury (Cap) Con (Cap) Mars
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(Sun) Jan 18 2026 12:15am Moon (Cap) Squ (Ari) Chiron
(Sun) Jan 18 2026 7:10am Moon (Cap) Con (Cap) Mars
(Sun) Jan 18 2026 7:47am Moon (Cap) Con (Cap) Mercury
(Sun) Jan 18 2026 9:21am Moon (Cap) Sex (Pis) Saturn
(Sun) Jan 18 2026 9:38am Moon (Cap) Tri [Tau] Uranus
(Sun) Jan 18 2026 11:51am Sun (Cap) Con (Cap) Moon (New Moon)
(Sun) Jan 18 2026 1:56pm Moon (Cap) Sex (Pis) Neptune
(Sun) Jan 18 2026 2:17pm Moon (Cap) --> Aquarius
(Sun) Jan 18 2026 6:02pm Moon (Aqu) Con (Aqu) Venus
(Sun) Jan 18 2026 8:08pm Mercury (Cap) Sex (Pis) Saturn
(Sun) Jan 18 2026 8:34pm Moon (Aqu) Con (Aqu) Pluto
(Sun) Jan 18 2026 9:37pm Mercury (Cap) Tri [Tau] Uranus
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(Mon) Jan 19 2026 1:54pm Sun (Cap) Sex (Pis) Neptune
(Mon) Jan 19 2026 5:44pm Sun (Cap) --> Aquarius
(Mon) Jan 19 2026 8:04pm Venus (Aqu) Con (Aqu) Pluto
(Mon) Jan 19 2026 9:19pm Saturn (Pis) Sex [Tau] Uranus
(Mon) Jan 19 2026 9:56pm Mars (Cap) Tri [Tau] Uranus
(Mon) Jan 19 2026 10:01pm Mars (Cap) Sex (Pis) Saturn
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(Tue) Jan 20 2026 6:33am Mercury (Cap) Sex (Pis) Neptune
(Tue) Jan 20 2026 8:40am Mercury (Cap) --> Aquarius
(Tue) Jan 20 2026 9:20am Moon (Aqu) Sex (Ari) Chiron
(Tue) Jan 20 2026 6:16pm Moon (Aqu) Squ [Tau] Uranus
(Tue) Jan 20 2026 10:49pm Moon (Aqu) --> Pisces
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(Wed) Jan 21 2026 7:48am Sun (Aqu) Con (Aqu) Mercury
(Wed) Jan 21 2026 4:02pm Moon (Pis) Con [Pis] Node
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(Thu) Jan 22 2026 8:40am Moon (Pis) Tri [Can] Jupiter
(Thu) Jan 22 2026 9:14am Mercury (Aqu) Con (Aqu) Pluto
(Thu) Jan 22 2026 10:38pm Mars (Cap) Sex (Pis) Neptune
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(Fri) Jan 23 2026 12:58am Moon (Pis) Sex [Tau] Uranus
(Fri) Jan 23 2026 1:16am Mars (Cap) --> Aquarius
(Fri) Jan 23 2026 1:32am Moon (Pis) Con (Pis) Saturn
(Fri) Jan 23 2026 2:27am Sun (Aqu) Con (Aqu) Pluto
(Fri) Jan 23 2026 5:16am Moon (Pis) Con (Pis) Neptune
(Fri) Jan 23 2026 5:25am Moon (Pis) --> Aries
(Fri) Jan 23 2026 5:40am Moon (Ari) Sex (Aqu) Mars
(Fri) Jan 23 2026 11:33am Moon (Ari) Sex (Aqu) Pluto
(Fri) Jan 23 2026 12:16pm Sun (Aqu) Sex (Ari) Moon
(Fri) Jan 23 2026 3:15pm Moon (Ari) Sex (Aqu) Mercury
(Fri) Jan 23 2026 8:17pm Moon (Ari) Sex (Aqu) Venus
last updated on Friday January 16, 2026 00:01 PST (GMT-0800)
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