The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 1901
Waxing Crescent
1.7% 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
8:10 AM
7:15 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -271
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 151.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -11.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.33° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.68° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.