The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 21, 2102
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
9:04 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2215
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 | 36.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 127.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -6.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.23° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.86° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.