The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 2026
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
2:26 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1274
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 | 325.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -28.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.57° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.14° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.