The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 21, 1993
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
4:54 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 866
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 182.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.79° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.03° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.