The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 1913
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
12:35 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -123
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 77.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 11.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.45° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.51° / -1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.46° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.