The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2059
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
7:26 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1683
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 145.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.33° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.59° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.