The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2116
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
6:06 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2388
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -24.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.03° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.07° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.53° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.