The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 1984
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
4:55 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 755
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 | 141.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 31.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.04° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.95° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.