The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 15, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
1:53 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3068
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 | 106.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 64.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 13.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.64° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.41° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.