The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 15, 1926
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
7:24 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 38
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 | 20.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 146.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.08° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / 3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.87° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.