The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2053
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
2:27 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1608
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 | 313.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 220.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.41° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.28° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.