The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 14, 2197
Waning Crescent
13.7% 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
4:44 AM
2:08 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3389
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 40m / -24.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.79° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.71° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.