The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 2156
Last Quarter
52.0% 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
12:24 AM
11:31 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2882
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 258.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 20m / -11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.90° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.95° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.15° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.