The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 21, 2038
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
8:16 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1423
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 | 187.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 340.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 19.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.83° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.23° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.