The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 14, 2143
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
4:35 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2721
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 186.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -19.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.37° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.42° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.