The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 2170
Waning Crescent
2.1% 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
6:52 AM
4:07 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3055
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 187.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.06° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.76° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.