The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 1978
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
12:04 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 681
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 7.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.39° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.58° / 2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.86° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.