The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 2131
Waning Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
9:24 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2573
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 320.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 17.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.90° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.49° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.