The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 1947
Waning Crescent
34.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
12:53 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.8%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 297
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 | 287.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 243.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -13.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.57° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.00° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.