The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 2111
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
4:59 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2326
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 | 143.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 29.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.61° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.83° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.