The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 2104
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
12:03 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2239
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 | 283.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 242.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.65° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.19° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.