The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 1976
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
6:16 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 656
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 | 160.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 11.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 19.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.61° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.36° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.