The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 21, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
5:33 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1856
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 20.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.12° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.16° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.