The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 14, 1958
Waning Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
1:15 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 433
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.10° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.28° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.