The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 14, 1945
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
7:09 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 273
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 148.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -21.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.03° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / 2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.77° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.