The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 14, 2178
Waning Crescent
15.5% 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
4:33 AM
1:52 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3154
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 217.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.47° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.90° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.