The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 1908
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
5:28 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -185
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 23.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 21.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.16° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.01° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.