The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 2126
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
4:17 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2511
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 | 339.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 193.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.50° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.12° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.