The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 21, 1950
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
9:17 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 335
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 | 40.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 123.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -9.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.76° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.76° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.