The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 2085
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 PM
9:55 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2004
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 | 231.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 291.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 0.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.94° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.77° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.