The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 1926
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
6:10 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 38
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 162.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 09m / -20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.93° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.06° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.