The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 14, 2040
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
6:10 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1448
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 160.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -23.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.12° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.58° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.