The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 2151
Waning Crescent
8.5% 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
5:21 AM
2:57 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2820
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 206.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -22.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.42° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / 0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.75° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.