The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 14, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 PM
7:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2437
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 2.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 26.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.60° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.08° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.01° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.