The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 1954
Waxing Gibbous
78.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
3:45 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.8%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 384
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 125.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 45.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 24.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.14° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.17° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.