The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 2128
Waning Gibbous
83.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
10:01 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.8%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2536
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 | 227.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 296.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 4.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.51° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.34° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.