The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 15, 2008
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
12:24 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1052
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 13.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.42° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.80° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.