The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 1915
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
4:23 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -99
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 182.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -26.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.51° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.45° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| 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.