The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
1:41 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1274
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 | 314.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 216.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.63° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.95° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.