The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 21, 2070
Waxing Gibbous
71.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
2:44 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.6%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1819
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 | 115.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 55.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.42° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.14° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.