The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 1940
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
11:34 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 211
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / 2.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.00° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.45° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.