The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 21, 2053
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
7:36 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 19.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 145.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -11.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.76° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.60° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.