The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 2065
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
7:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1757
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 | 171.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 358.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.51° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.57° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.