The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 2040
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
7:27 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1448
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 | 21.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 145.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -20.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.10° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.39° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.