The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 21, 2056
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
10:31 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1646
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 | 55.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -5.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.13° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.77° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.63° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.