The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 15, 2192
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
6:19 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3328
Events on this date
-
Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 158.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -23.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.83° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.49° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.