The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 21, 2110
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
7:19 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2314
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 148.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.11° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.53° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.