The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 2158
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
8:30 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2907
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 | 191.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 335.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.45° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / 0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.69° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.