The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
6:47 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2227
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 | 162.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 7.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.87° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.27° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.