The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 2092
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% 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
3:17 PM
5:10 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2091
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 26.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 19.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.78° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.49° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.