The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 14, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
3:31 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 619
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 | 122.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 47.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 23.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.16° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.35° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| 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.