The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2078
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
7:23 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1918
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 145.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.27° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.78° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.