The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 PM
2:58 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 310
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 | 117.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 52.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.70° / 0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.14° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| 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.