The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 14, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
5:12 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1930
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,700 km.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 28.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 26.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.04° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.00° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.29° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.