The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 2184
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
8:08 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3229
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 | 27.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 138.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -12.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.48° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.83° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.