The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2138
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
11:01 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2660
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 | 59.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 104.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -0.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.32° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.02° / -1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.59° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.