The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 14, 2121
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
12:58 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2449
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 228.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.01° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.56° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.63° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.