The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 14, 1951
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
12:14 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 347
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 10.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.29° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.19° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.