The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 1955
Last Quarter
52.2% 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
12:28 AM
11:22 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 396
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 258.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -13.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.38° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.37° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.