The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 2080
Waning Crescent
32.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
12:35 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.6%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1942
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 239.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.00° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.26° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.