The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 14, 2133
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
12:38 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2598
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 77.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 7.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.17° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.02° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.