The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 21, 2140
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
7:48 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2685
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 143.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.72° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.43° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.