The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2135
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
6:49 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2623
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 | 15.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 151.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.05° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.71° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.