The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 14, 2000
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
12:26 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 953
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 Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 79.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 5.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.64° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / 7.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.31° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| 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.