The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 14, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
5:16 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1695
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 28.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 25.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.54° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.08° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.