The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
3:40 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2969
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 | 126.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 46.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.27° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.83° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.