The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2056
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
4:29 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1645
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 186.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.10° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.25° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.