The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 2122
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
12:50 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2462
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 15.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.05° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.31° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.