The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 2093
Waning Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
12:51 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2103
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 | 285.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 245.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -12.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.91° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.09° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.