The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 1961
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
4:32 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 470
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 | 343.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 188.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.40° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.58° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.