The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 2086
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
12:15 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2017
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 79.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.93° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.38° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.