The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2191
Waning Gibbous
78.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
10:44 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.0%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3315
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 | 236.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 290.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / 6.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.55° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.74° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.