The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 21, 2096
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
2:09 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2140
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 | 315.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 215.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.43° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.03° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.