The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 2140
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
12:45 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2684
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 232.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.17° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.27° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.