The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 2148
Waning Crescent
34.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 AM
1:05 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2783
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 245.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -10.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.75° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.78° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.