The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2084
Waxing Gibbous
59.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
1:38 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.5%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1992
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 | 100.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 66.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.27° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.75° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.