The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 21, 1921
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 PM
5:16 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -24
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 25.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.01° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.21° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.