The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2157
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
10:57 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2895
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / 0.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.58° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / -2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.80° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.