The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 15, 1974
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
12:42 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 631
Events on this date
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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 | 274.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 242.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 43m / -15.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.52° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.30° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.66° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.