The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
7:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3006
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 | 172.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 357.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.53° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.89° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| 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.