The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 1945
Waxing Crescent
2.8% 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
10:06 AM
8:18 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 273
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 | 19.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.19° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.58° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.