The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2129
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
1:26 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2548
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 238.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -12.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.62° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.69° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.17° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.