The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 2008
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
7:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1052
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 | 168.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 0.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 25.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.76° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.97° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.