The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 2167
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
1:32 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3018
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 | 296.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 236.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -13.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.11° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.60° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| 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.