The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 2130
Waxing Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2561
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 0.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.33° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.95° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.