The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 14, 1989
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
12:40 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 817
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 13.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.16° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.61° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.