The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 2189
Waning Crescent
1.4% 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
7:08 AM
4:20 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3290
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 183.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.54° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.58° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.