The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 1999
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
3:15 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 940
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 | 325.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 208.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.99° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.82° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.