The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 1988
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
12:53 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 804
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 | 298.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -22.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.61° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.12° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.35° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.