The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 1930
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
8:52 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 87
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 | 191.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 336.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.01° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.74° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.