The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 15, 2154
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
7:25 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2858
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 | 21.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 145.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.21° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.90° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.