The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 15, 2072
Waning Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
2:12 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1843
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 | 309.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 225.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -16.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.56° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.91° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.