The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 14, 2071
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
6:03 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1831
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 | 160.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 12.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.65° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.70° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| 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.