The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2146
Waxing Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
9:22 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2759
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 | 41.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -7.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.78° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.01° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.24° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.