The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 1918
Waxing Gibbous
72.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
3:05 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -61
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 52.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 22.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.31° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.21° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.