The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 2073
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1856
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 | 81.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 3.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.71° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.03° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.