The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 14, 1968
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
7:28 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 557
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 | 168.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 1.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.15° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.92° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.