The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 14, 2154
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
6:11 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2858
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 159.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.24° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.09° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.