The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
6:23 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2165
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 | 155.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 15.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 27.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.30° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.35° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.