The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 14, 2189
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
3:21 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3290
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 | 333.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 198.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.50° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.39° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.