The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 2093
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
9:40 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2103
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 312.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 13.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.24° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / -1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.19° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.