The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 2162
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
5:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2956
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 349.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 181.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.44° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.24° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| 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.