The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 14, 2127
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
7:53 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2524
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 141.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -11.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.17° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.24° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.