The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, January 14, 2107

Waning Gibbous

64.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
46°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
64.9%
Age
20.3 days
Distance
376,200 km
Apparent size
31.8′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
2276

Events on this date

  1. 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 Sun252.81°
Phase angle72.69°
Illuminated fraction64.88%
Altitude / azimuth-11.5° / 272.9°
Right ascension / declination12h 21m / -4.88°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude186.68° / -2.43°
Libration in longitude / latitude7.20° / 3.97°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-65.13° / 1.50°
Position angle of the axis24.7°
Position angle of the bright limb114.4°
Apparent magnitude-10.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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