The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 14, 2105
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
4:12 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2251
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 | 341.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 190.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 25m / -21.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.74° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.98° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.