The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 2105
Waxing Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2252
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 | 68.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 8.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.44° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.68° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.73° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.