The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
6:25 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3105
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 | 154.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 16.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 28.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.85° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.47° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| 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.