The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 2169
Waning Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
9:50 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3043
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 | 213.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 313.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 10m / 15.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.96° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.09° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.