The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 1993
Last Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 AM
11:15 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 866
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 261.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 02m / -11.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.63° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.81° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.