The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 15, 2173
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
7:41 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3093
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.96° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.10° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.