The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 2083
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
1:44 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1979
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 216.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -26.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.08° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.20° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.