The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 2178
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
2:42 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3154
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 | 324.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.64° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.08° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.