The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 2159
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
2:04 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2919
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 213.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -25.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.63° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.27° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.