The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 14, 2173
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
6:20 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3093
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 | 9.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 158.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.83° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.40° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.29° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.