The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 14, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
2:45 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2969
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 56.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.47° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.97° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.