The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 14, 1908
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
4:30 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -185
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 35.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.11° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.14° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.