The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 14, 2159
Waning Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
1:20 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2919
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 | 306.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 224.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -24.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.83° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.09° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.