The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
95.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
6:23 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1695
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 | 155.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 15.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 27.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.95° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.95° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.