The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2070
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
9:12 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1819
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 | 38.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -5.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.61° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.12° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.