The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 1939
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
1:48 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 198
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 | 306.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 225.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -19.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.45° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.65° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.