The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2076
Waxing Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
3:00 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1893
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 | 120.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.9° / 52.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 15.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.53° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.14° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.