The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 2102
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
1:38 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2214
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 217.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.70° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.01° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.