The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 2099
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
5:53 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2178
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 164.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.58° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.52° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.83° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.