The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 21, 1999
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
10:07 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 941
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / -5.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.15° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.87° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.