The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 15, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
5:12 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1559
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 28.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 22.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.30° / -0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / 0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.19° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.