The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, January 15, 2035

Waxing Crescent

34.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
51°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
34.0%
Age
6.1 days
Distance
379,900 km
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Cetus
Lunation number
1386

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun71.23°
Phase angle108.62°
Illuminated fraction34.04%
Altitude / azimuth7.6° / 95.9°
Right ascension / declination0h 27m / 0.94°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude6.61° / -1.83°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.65° / 3.17°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude102.63° / 1.22°
Position angle of the axis335.3°
Position angle of the bright limb247.6°
Apparent magnitude-9.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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