The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2121
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
1:46 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2449
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 | 314.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 216.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -26.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.60° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.81° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.