The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 PM
6:38 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2771
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 | 166.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 4.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.02° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.67° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.