The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
10:10 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 990
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 | 221.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 303.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 11.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.22° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.63° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.