The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 2125
Waxing Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
3:27 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2499
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.6° / 48.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.74° / -1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.05° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.28° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.