The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 15, 2140
Waning Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
1:25 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2684
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 221.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.39° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.44° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.