The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 2133
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
8:34 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2598
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 338.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 21.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.49° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.91° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.