The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 21, 2135
Waxing Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2623
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 | 81.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 84.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 8.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.97° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.65° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.