The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 14, 1970
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
12:42 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 582
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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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 | 91.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 13.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.00° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.40° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.