The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 2035
Waxing Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 PM
5:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1386
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,700 km.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 150.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 22.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.11° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.75° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.