The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 14, 1980
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
2:49 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 705
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 | 318.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 215.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -17.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.47° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.00° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.