The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 1958
Waning Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
2:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 433
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 223.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.57° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.45° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.