The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 14, 1946
Waxing Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
4:48 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 285
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,200 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 31.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 21.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.23° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / 2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.55° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.