The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 1956
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
8:17 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 409
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 | 28.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 136.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -9.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.97° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.77° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.