The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2200
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
5:11 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3426
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 | 350.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 180.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.17° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.16° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.85° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| 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.