The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 2027
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1287
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 89.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 7.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.47° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.18° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.15° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.