The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 14, 2170
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
3:16 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3055
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 | 331.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 200.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.45° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.57° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.