The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 14, 2053
Waning Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
1:47 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1608
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 | 302.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 231.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.57° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.10° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.