The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2149
Waxing Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2796
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / -0.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.00° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.04° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.14° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.