The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 14, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
3:44 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1794
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 45.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.73° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.57° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.68° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.