The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
5:49 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2870
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 23.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 28.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.43° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.25° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.