The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 15, 1901
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
1:20 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -272
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 230.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -19.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.06° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.21° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.