The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 14, 2169
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
9:06 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3043
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 328.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 19.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.88° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.96° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.