The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 2021
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
7:09 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1213
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 148.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.80° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.18° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.