The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 14, 1919
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 PM
6:14 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -49
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 13.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.37° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.76° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.