The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 21, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
56.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
1:08 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1448
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 96.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 27m / 11.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.18° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.34° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.