The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 14, 2013
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
9:14 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1114
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 | 38.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 124.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -5.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.60° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.83° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.53° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.