The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 14, 2176
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
8:27 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3130
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 1.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 134.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -12.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.72° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.34° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.