The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 21, 2108
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
12:54 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2289
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 11.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.32° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.06° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.83° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.