The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 2046
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
12:58 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1522
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.6° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 15.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.14° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.19° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.