The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 15, 1991
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
5:21 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 841
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 172.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.90° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.85° / 1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.69° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.