The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 15, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 PM
6:21 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2301
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 | 163.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 8.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.06° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.11° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.