The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 21, 2034
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
7:22 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1374
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 149.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -11.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.07° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.41° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.