The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 2085
Waning Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
1:09 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2004
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 | 303.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 226.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -24.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.37° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.17° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.73° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.