The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Waxing Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
8:46 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1275
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 33.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 130.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -9.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.51° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.74° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.