The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 1986
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
11:18 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 780
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 | 65.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / -2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.50° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.49° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.