The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 2099
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
12:42 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2177
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 | 294.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 234.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.35° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.08° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.