The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 15, 1932
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
12:25 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 112
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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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 | 88.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 10.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.59° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.82° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.