The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 2105
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
5:14 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2251
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 177.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.56° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.17° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.