The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 2141
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
12:34 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2697
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 14.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.45° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.49° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.