The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 14, 2167
Waning Crescent
36.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
1:01 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.5%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3018
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 247.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -9.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.22° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.43° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.