The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 21, 2048
Waxing Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1547
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 | 76.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 11.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.96° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.97° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.