The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
1:29 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1423
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 69.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 9.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.58° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.71° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.