The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 15, 2069
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
11:47 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1806
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 255.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 42m / -12.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.26° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.00° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.