The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 2186
Waning Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
1:59 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3253
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 228.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.49° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.42° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.