The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 14, 1961
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
3:30 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 470
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 | 329.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 204.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.32° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.39° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.