The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 1996
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
7:27 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 904
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 16.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 148.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.57° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.01° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.