The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 14, 2157
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
9:44 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2895
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -6.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.10° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.98° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.