The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 14, 1928
Last Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
12:11 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 62
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 262.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -4.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.39° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.54° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.05° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.