The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 2168
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
9:48 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3031
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 | 48.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 118.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -10.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.96° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.67° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| 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.