The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 2072
Waning Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
1:32 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1843
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 | 297.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -13.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.96° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.74° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.