The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 15, 2044
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
8:50 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1497
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 | 192.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 335.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.91° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.20° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.