The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 1980
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
10:20 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 706
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / -4.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.84° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.68° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.