The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 1995
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 PM
6:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 891
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 | 166.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 4.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.04° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.59° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.