The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2061
Waning Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
12:44 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1707
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 236.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.01° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.63° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.