The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 14, 2152
First Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
12:04 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2833
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 | 86.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 4.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.36° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.37° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.