The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 21, 2116
Waxing Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2388
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 3.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.10° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.46° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.