The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 15, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
5:26 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2400
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 | 143.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 27.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 27.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.16° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.68° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.