The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
5:31 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 990
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 24.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.09° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / -0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.15° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.