The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 14, 1934
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
7:17 AM
4:25 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 136
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 182.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 52m / -26.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.65° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.26° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| 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.