The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 21, 1971
Waning Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
12:22 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 594
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 | 292.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -23.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.40° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / 7.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.06° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.