The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 14, 1976
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
5:23 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 656
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 | 148.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 24.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.26° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.49° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.