The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 1996
Waning Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
1:08 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 903
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 238.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -15.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.95° / 2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.37° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.88° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.