The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 2176
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
9:36 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3130
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 | 43.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -6.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.10° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / -1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.16° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.