The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 15, 2126
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
11:36 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2511
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 262.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -8.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.48° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.09° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.