The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 2032
Waxing Gibbous
71.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
2:52 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.9%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1349
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 | 115.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 54.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.00° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.05° / 2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.74° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.