The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 2001
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
3:17 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 965
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 | 329.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 202.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -22.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.02° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.36° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.