The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, January 21, 2033

Waning Gibbous

69.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
45°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
69.0%
Age
20.3 days
Distance
404,100 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1361

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 Sun247.80°
Phase angle67.66°
Illuminated fraction69.01%
Altitude / azimuth-15.0° / 275.7°
Right ascension / declination12h 34m / -5.09°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude189.77° / -1.33°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.46° / 2.55°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-70.78° / 1.55°
Position angle of the axis24.7°
Position angle of the bright limb114.1°
Apparent magnitude-10.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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