The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 1903
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
12:33 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -247
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 283.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -14.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.29° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.76° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.39° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.