The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 1949
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 PM
8:51 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 322
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 | 190.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 337.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 23.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.05° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.54° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.