The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2172
Waning Gibbous
80.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 PM
10:40 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.4%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3080
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 | 232.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 294.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 8.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.65° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.95° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.