The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 21, 1932
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 PM
6:38 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 112
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 | 156.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 13.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 28.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.96° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.97° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.