The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 15, 2188
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
9:06 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3278
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 | 198.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 329.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.56° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.77° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.