The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2081
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
11:03 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1955
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / -0.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.63° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.66° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.