The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
76.8% 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
1:09 PM
3:29 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 854
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 | 122.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 47.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.12° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.55° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.