The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 21, 2113
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
10:22 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2351
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 | 53.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -6.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.71° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.39° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.