The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 21, 2129
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
7:28 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2549
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 | 18.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 147.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -14.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.03° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.71° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.