The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 15, 2179
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
12:16 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3167
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 12.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.95° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.04° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.