The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 2055
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 PM
8:40 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1633
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 | 196.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 330.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 16.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.41° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.45° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.