The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 21, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
7:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2697
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 | 170.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 359.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.07° / -1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.66° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| 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.