The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 2043
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
10:32 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1485
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 | 55.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / -5.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.84° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.28° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.