The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 15, 2132
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
3:10 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2585
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 | 328.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 203.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.71° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / -0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.12° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.