The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 14, 2059
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
6:08 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1683
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 | 7.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 160.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.17° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.78° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| 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.