The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 15, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
77.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
3:25 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.9%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2264
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 | 123.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 48.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.94° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.07° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.