The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
7:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1522
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 | 168.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 0.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 23.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.39° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.36° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| 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.